Dr Chan Kam-wing remarked,
"Co-operative learning turns individual discrepancies into learning
opportunities."
To align with the curriculum reforms, the "Partnership for Small
Class Teaching Development Scheme" explores the impact of different
teaching strategies on the effectiveness of students' learning. One of
the proposed strategies is the "Co-operative Learning" model.
Dr Chan Kam-wing, Lecturer in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction,
has provided advice on the setting up of a trial model for Sung Tak School
since the second term of 2002-2003. Mr Lee Meng-ching, the Principal expressed
the hope that in his school the model would achieve the dual purpose of
promoting students' learning while enhancing teachers' professional development,
through their involvement in the collaborative project. Commenting
on Co-operative Learning, Dr Chan Kam-wing stressed that it could advance
the development of students' generic skills, particularly in the areas
of collaboration, communication and studies. The learning model also
enables students to cultivate a positive life-attitude and a cordial
inter-personal relationship with others. Facilitated by heterogeneous
groupings, where pupils of different ability levels are mixed in one
group, the arrangement encourages group members to learn the importance
of cooperation and mutual assistance.
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